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State Takeover of 8th-Largest Public School System Exemplifies Alarming Trend
Takeovers in education extend beyond Houston, Texas, and hurt low-income learners and students of color most.
Christian Nationalists Pursue State Capture — and North Carolina Is Exhibit A
North Carolina gubernatorial hopeful Mark Robinson exemplifies the Christian right’s sinister agenda.
Appeals Court Blocks Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan
More than half of the more than 8 million borrowers who have enrolled in the program have a $0 monthly payment.
Arizona’s “Model” School Voucher Program Is Causing Massive Budget Meltdown
The state is facing a $1.4 billion budget shortfall, much of it due to a tax-funded private school voucher program.
Inside the Right-Wing Network Trying to Dismantle Higher Education
A new paper lays out the coalition of far right billionaires and think tanks behind the national assault on education.
Charter School Status for Religious School Is Unconstitutional, OK Court Rules
Allowing a religious school to use taxpayer funds as a charter school would create “a slippery slope,” the court found.
Sanders Report Reveals Right-Wing Billionaires’ Aim to Sabotage Public Education
Public schools are underfunded as voucher programs to subsidize private schools with taxpayer dollars surge.
Over 10K Killed or Harmed in Thousands of Attacks on Education in 2022 and 2023
On average, eight attacks on education were recorded daily over the past two years, according to a researcher.
K-12 Schools in New Jersey Are Becoming a Battlefield Over Palestine Advocacy
For months, pro-Israel advocates in New Jersey have lobbied school districts to suppress discussion of Palestine.
From New York to LA, Housing Insecurity Is Undermining Immigrant Students
NYC’s new policy of evicting families from shelters after 60 days is forcing children to repeatedly switch schools.